Football Recap: Seward Skates Past Blair with Ease

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Previous 3 Games

10/10/25 - Away	42-7 W
10/11/24 - Home	20-13 W
09/11/15 - Away	21-0 W

Seward won the last time they faced Blair and things went their way on Friday too. The Bluejays claimed a resounding 42-7 win over the Bears. The Bluejays pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.

Kayson Salyer produced another solid performance throwing for 97 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Vyhnalek, who picked up 39 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Seward proved: they limited Blair to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Deklan Lindau for the heroic effort on defense: he. Seward's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 5.05 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.97 on average over their last five games.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for Seward, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Vyhnalek, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Seward pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.7 points on average over those games. As for Blair, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Looking ahead, Seward will head out to square off against York at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Blair, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Elkhorn at 7:00 p.m. The Bears will be up against the Antlers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 47.71 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.